Toupee and wig retainer



J. C. TAPSCOTT.

TOUP EE AND WIG RETAINER. APPLICATION FILED Aue.25. 1920.

Patented May 17, 1921.

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To all whom z't may concern 1' Be it known that L'JOHN CHIRQISTOPHEFR'TArscor'r, a citizen of the United States, and

a resident' of' El Paso, in the county of El.

Pasoand State of Texas, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Toupee and Wig Retainers, of which the following is aspecification.

My present invention relates generally to toupees or wigs, and moreparticularly to the manner in which the same is retained in place on thehead, my primary object being the provision of an arrangement which willavoid the present use of a double faced adhesive for this purpose.

The double faced adhesives commonly used at the present time requirefrequent change and have the effect of gumming and soiling the innersurface of the toupee or wig next to the scalp, requiring the same to befrequently scrubbed and cleaned and often necessitating the use ofsolvents for cleaning purposes, both of which have the effect ofdecreasing the life of the wig.

It is the object of my present invention to avoid the necessity of aconnect-ion adhering to the inner surface of the toupee or wig andsubstitute therefor a mechanical holding means which will permit of theuse of a single faced adhesive whose adhering face is turned inwardlyfor engagement with the scalp.

In the accompanying drawing illustrating my present invention andforming a part of this specification,

Figure 1 is a bottom plan view of a toupee or wig embodying myimprovements and ready for-use,

Fig. 2 is a fragmentary bottom plan view of a portion thereof includingone of the adhering connecting pieces,

Fig. 3 is an enlarged section taken on line 3-3 of Fig. 2, and

Fig. 4c is a plan view of a fragmentaryportion with the adhesive removedshowing the mechanical connectorsecured to the wig.

Referring now to these figures my invention proposes an adhesivesupporting mechanical connector consisting of a. pair of thin fiat metalplates 10 and 11, hingedly connected along, their inner adjacent sidesas at 12 and provided with apertures adjacent to their outer sides andnear their opposite ends as at 13 attached by threads 14 to the innersurface of a toupee or wig 15 at variously spaced points as shown 1n'rourrus m) WIG RETAiNER. j I

Specification of Lettersiatnt. Pate ted .1 7, 19 Application filedAugust 25; 1920. Serial No. 405,896. I

Fi g l. Thus by virtue of thepoints of 7 connection with the toupee, orwig and the" fact that their inner edges are hingedly connected, theplates 10 and" llcan flex freely withrespect to'one another fora purposewhich will be now described. 1 I

The outer side edges of the plates 10 and 11' have spurs 16 locatedintermediate their ends and each outstanding in the same plane with itsrespective plate, for extension through sl1ts oropenings 17 inanadhesive strlp 18 which according to the present invention need havebut a single adhesive face,

with a smooth non-adhering surface toward the inner surface of the wig.

In placing the several adhesive strips 18 in positionthey are firstprovided with the slits 17 and to extend the spurs 16 through theseslits, the'plates l0 and 11 are flexed on their hingededges so thatafter the spurs are passed through the slits of the adhesive strips, andafter the plates are released they naturally assume a position more orless in alinement and thus prevent accidental withdrawal of the spurs.

In this way the adhesive strips 18 are effectively held in place withtheir adhesive surfaces turned innermost for engagement with the scalpwhen the toupee or Wig is placed" in positionand it becomes obvious thatby virtue of the mechanical connection between-the strips and the toupeeor wig, I avoid the soiling and gumming of the wig now a'commonobjection to the double faced adhesive strips employed.

Furthermore my invention has another and distinct advantage in that itenables a toupee or wig to be held in place by spaced adhesive stripsv18 held in connection with the wig as I propose, and in materially lessnumber than are required with the double faced adhesive strips employedat the-present' time. w r I claim: 1. The combination with a toupee orwig,

of attaching means including a pair of at taching plates hingedlyconnected along 7 their inner edges andflexibly attached to the toupeeor wig at the opposite ends of their outer edges, spurs projecting fromthe outer edges of the'plates intermediate their ends and eachprojectingin the plane of its respective plate, and an attaching stripslitted at spaced points to receive the spurs therethrough, having asmooth face turned toward the adjacent surface of the toupee outwardlyaway from the toupee or Wig as or wig and an adhesive surface presenteddescribed.

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2. The combination witha toupee or Wig, of attaching means incl'uding'apair of plates movably hinged at their inner sides and flexibly attachedatv the oppositeends of their outer sides to the toupee or'Wig, spursprojecting from the'outer edges of the plate intermediate their ends,and attaching strips having spaced slits to receive the spurs nd havingadheslve surfaces present ed away from the toupee= or Wig as de- 3.Toupee or Wig holding means including flexible members movably attachedto and forming a permanent part of a .toupee or Wig and'providedWith-outstanding spurs, and scalp engaglng connecting strlps throughportionsof which the spurs'are pro-- jected, having adhesive surfacesturned away from the toupee or Wig as described.

4. Toupee or Wig holding means includinga pair of connecting platesmovably attached to, and forming a permanent part of a toupee or ig, andflexibly connected at their adjacent' edges to one another, said plateshaving outstanding spurs at their outer edges, and a renewable scalpengaging strip through Which the spurs are extended,

'having a single adhesive surface turned away from thetoupee or Wig.

JOHN CHRISTOPHER TAPSCOTT.

